The top seven news stories in the BBC news app are all about the same event, about some man who used to be president of the US, who I thought we wouldn't need to hear about anymore. Can we stop pretending he's important?
That's still the comment I can make about it without spoilers: it's so beautifully filmed. A different film that's really worth a watch. Thomasin McKenzie is amazing. #LastNightInSoho #ThomasinMcKenzie
This film is a whirlwind, where Eloise's mental state is essentially filmed such that we see the film from within her own mind, making you feel the panic and her screams to get out of the nightmare that started as such a beautiful dream.
It's weird but a lot of great actresses had really great films around that age already:
As mentioned Natalie Portman was 12 during filming Léon
Jodie Foster was 12 in Taxi Driver and got an Oscar nomination; the lesser known but maybe even better performance in The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane was in the same year
Chloë Grace Moretz was also 12 in Let Me In where she did a very complicated character very touchingly
Ivana Baquero carried Pan's Labyrinth at 11
Dafne Keen was 11 when she drove everybody in Logan to up their game
Alexa Nisenson was 11 when she put in a multilayered performance in Fear The Walking Dead. That's a tv series, but her performance is on a par with the above
Obviously they've done (or will do) great stuff later too and some like Chloë and Jodie did even earlier, but these are all goosebump performances.
Omg how can I forget Dakota Fanning. Maybe because it's actually too obvious. By that age she already had a whole film catalogue with very worthy performances and a SAG award nomination (at 8). As standout example I choose Uptown Girls, where she's the equal to top talent Brittany Murphy and she played a kid who acted like she's a grown up. She was 9. They had probably the best chemistry ever in film. I love that film.
I have this memory, maybe an incorrect memory, that for at least two Natalie Portman films after Léon, her character was still carrying around that plant until they finally ceremoniously planted it in a garden. #NataliePortman #Léon
Just watched The Limehouse Golem because it has Olivia Cooke in it. The film takes a little to get going, after which it delves more into the background of the actress that Olivia plays in this film. I liked it. There's some commentary about the plight of women and how they are often ignored, as well as a Victorian depiction of how as a celebrity actress she isn't treated as other people. #OliviaCooke #TheLimehouseGolem
Watching yet another British whodunit series and wondering whether these police inspectors ever get to drink the tea that invariably gets made for them.
I felt I underutilized Dove in season 1--she was amazing, but deserved more. So we gave her a much bigger part in season 2--more songs, a much meatier character, and she delivered IN SPADES. I cannot wait for you to see her chair-ography in "Kaput"! @DoveCameron #Schmigadoon
I keep finding out that a usb-c plug fits rather well into a usb-a slot. It doesn't connect in any way, but it fits. Enough to fool me into thinking I've plugged it into the correct slot.
Another random KY-TV line from the archives of my memory: they did a pretend bit of a commercial tv station where the 'still to come' bit was its own thing, resulting in the announcer saying 'Still to come, still to come. But first, still to come.'
Decades later I'm still laughing about that one.
It was a fictitious new commercial tv station, owned by Sir Kenneth Yellowhammer. They said they tried to call the station SKY-TV, but that turned out to be already taken. #KYTV
I'm glad to hear their New York weather forecast is certified correct, according to their advert. Very useful info.
Reminds me of this KY-TV thing where a complaint about their station's weather forecast was that during hot summer days it kept forecasting snow and ice and their reply was that it was because they were broadcasting repeats from last winter.
All the sketches are online on their YouTube channel, the full episode has only the outro as extra bit and two or three times that she announces the music guest. These are just one line but surprisingly she has a different outfit for each. I don't know whether that's common on SNL, or whether it's a Jenna thing.
You can see that I've never watched an SNL episode. I don't know how the format works. I don't know which of the sketches are live and which are recorded. To do even some of them live seems a herculean task.
People: these algorithms analyse you and are so smart Instagram: have a look at popular reels from your country Me: have I ever, in my decade of life on your app, looked for local content?
Watching Jessie Buckley in Men. I don't see many films in the cinema, most only when they come out on streaming, but by that time the buzz and the marketing has gone and you're not reminded of it. So that's why I only see this one from last year now.
I've seen Jessie earlier in the tv (mini) series Taboo, War and Peace, The Woman in White and The Last Post, where she always impresses. Especially maybe Taboo.
Jessie Buckley. Actress: I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Jessie Buckley is an Irish singer and actress, who came in second place in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything, and subsequently played Anne Egermann in the We…
It started off so normal, like a nice stroll through the English countryside.
I like how films can be different like this, using all the tools in the box to tell their thing, without constraints of expectations.
On a side note, it struck me that she did nothing wrong: leaving unhealthy situations, drawing lines. To the extreme the film has her always make the wise choice. Except maybe the one thing that she went to the countryside to deal with her grief.
This is why I only look at people's comments about a film after I've seen it. I really liked it. Why does everyone hate this so much? And why is so much of the hate directed at the director, can't people just watch a film and enjoy it without having an opinion about the guy who made it and/or his other films?
Watching Jessie Buckley in Men. I don't see many films in the cinema, most only when they come out on streaming, but by that time the buzz and the marketing has gone and you're not reminded of it. So that's why I only see this one from last year now.
I've seen Jessie earlier in the tv (mini) series Taboo, War and Peace, The Woman in White and The Last Post, where she always impresses. Especially maybe Taboo.
Jessie Buckley. Actress: I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Jessie Buckley is an Irish singer and actress, who came in second place in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything, and subsequently played Anne Egermann in the We…
It's useful to have the competitor application installed next to the application you normally use. If this usual application is extremely slow in starting up, you can hover the mouse over the shortcut to the competitor application in a threatening manner. This will invariably cause the application you're waiting for to suddenly start responding.
Hard to choose a favourite, they're all funny and different. I like how Jenna goes all out with the acting. I love 'Zena Neutreno'. #JennaOrtega #SNL #SaturdayNightLive
So reordering pinned posts is not possible. Also, on my host and my host only @-mentions in one pinned post are completely messed up (as in I type my mastodon.social address and it links my now-defunct isurf address), as is the cw for that post. Also, on mobile in portrait mode the pinned icon doesn't work. I instead tend to check whether something is someone's pinned post by its age.
US people: Jenna Ortega is hosting Saturday Night Live tonight!
In trying to find out whether I could see it in Europe (answer: no), I found that Jenna's appearance on Fallon (The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon) is repeated today and tomorrow on CNBC Europe (one of her two visits). So set your recorders! (Yes, I'm old. Yes, I have a recorder and have set it.)
I also found that old seasons of SNL eventually end up on HBO Max, so I've already set my alert on Jenna's episode. #JennaOrtega #SNL #JimmyFallon
53 Likes, 1 Comments - Simon Ridgway (@simonridgwayphoto) on Instagram: "Ruby Cruz (@officialrubycruz) as Kit in Willow.
Had a great time working with @lucasfilm on @wil..."
Willow: Created by Jonathan Kasdan. With Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman. 20 years after vanquishing the wicked queen Bavmorda, the sorcerer Willow Ufgood leads a group of misfits on a dangerous rescue mission into the unknown.
Right from the start it features two women you're sure are going to kiss. It being Disney the only question is whether it's going to be onscreen or offscreen. Spoiler: onscreen, episode 1. They're not messing about. And it's the two leads too. #Willow #RubyCruz
That scene at the end of episode 5 is maybe the most romantic dialogue ever, better than whatever rom-com film. Paraphrased "In about ten seconds I'm going to kiss you. Are you ok with that? Because I feel if we start, we may never stop.", all that under the influence of truth plums, after a heart to heart about their past and future; again paraphrased: "I don't care what the adventure is, I don't want it to be without you".
I really liked this series, also how the episodes are different enough to keep you surprised. Ruby Cruz as Princess Kit is worth watching, the relationship between Kit and Jade is great, as is how other connections develop. #Willow #RubyCruz
What I do like about the BBC though, is that you can go to the BBC news site and get a fair overview of the incredible mess the BBC is in at the moment and how they are mishandling things.
I think the problems started a few years ago, when the policy was introduced that BBC employees were not allowed to voice their own opinions on their own social media. Some incidents have happened since that didn't get the attention it gets now. But I guess the major presenter of a major show (and a white man) being fired for running foul of the policy finally has everybody up in arms. I'm glad to see other presenters pulling out of their respective shows in solidarity.
The opinion in this case was as I understand that the government's asylum policy is cruel. Which it is.
Apparently many BBC programmes were dropped today, because many presenters and guests refused to participate. Instead they broadcast prerecorded programmes, classical concerts, etc. It's like a strike without it being a strike.
Similarly I'm reading NOS News about what's wrong within NOS Sports (cases of inappropriate behaviour) (NOS can be said to be the Dutch BBC). It's good to see that journalists can keep their impartiality.
Definitely watch part two of You season four for Amy-Leigh Hickman. She's so good in it. This part two is also better than part one, maybe they should have released it together. Can't say anything more about it because of spoilers. #YouNetflix #AmyLeighHickman #You
Content warning: You season five idea/hope based on season four part two
Let's hope there's a season five and let's hope Ellie can come back and we can get stories (somehow) involving Nadia and Ellie together, I think that would really work. If Ellie hears what happened to Nadia, they could team up. That would be fire. Two great actresses playing two great characters that are so similar it creates its special chemistry.
This is by far, by far, the best film of the franchise. Jenna Ortega is amazing. The whole cast play their characters amazingly. The script includes proper characters unlike some horror films. Even if you're not into horror or slashers, this is still a big recommendation from me. #JennaOrtega #ScreamVI #ScreamMovie #Scream
This is by far, by far, the best film of the franchise. Jenna Ortega is amazing. The whole cast play their characters amazingly. The script includes proper characters unlike some horror films. Even if you're not into horror or slashers, this is still a big recommendation from me. #JennaOrtega #ScreamVI #ScreamMovie #Scream
@Monoavi I'm sorry you can't see it yet, hopefully you'll get to see it soon. I was surprised we in the Netherlands got it before the US, usually we are months later.
Proposal: no-one (and no company) is allowed to send cheery “Happy International Womens Day” messages if they have, in the past year, belittled women, ignored them, done nothing about their gender pay gap, mansplained anything or put women on a pedestal. We see you and we see your hypocrisy. Stop it. #IWD #women
Doing the final one Wednesday per Wednesday, episode 8 of my fourth run-through. Getting ready for the pre-premiere of Scream VI later this evening. It's a Jenna Ortega day...
Only one of two episodes that have the opening credits. I think they didn't want to cut out too much material so most episodes just skip the full credits. Still I understand much was cut, e.g. there was supposed to be a cello scene in most episodes, tying in to Wednesday's emotional state and most of these were filmed. But instead we just get the first one, and the outreach-day performance. #Wednesday #WednesdayNetflix
So interesting how she has this 'does not compute' reaction when she turns out to be wrong about something. And she is wrong about things surprisingly often for someone coming across as so confident. #WednesdayNetflix #Wednesday
I've been watching the Scream films to get ready for the release of Scream VI this week. Now I'm rewatching the fifth film, Scream, the one with Jenna Ortega, from my 4k disc. Last year I saw this film in the cinema and it was my first experience seeing Jenna on the big screen, which is even more impressive.
Of course I'm going to see Scream VI in the cinema too! The US release is this Friday, the Dutch release is one day earlier but our prerelease is this Wednesday already. #JennaOrtega #Scream #ScreamVI #ScreamMovie
Still don't understand why the noncommercial public tv channels in the Netherlands have advertisements, quite a lot of them, with the commercial channels just having even more of those.
From a little ago, but several people shared this today, a blog at the FTC (US government thing to regulate businesses and in this case advertising claims), reiterating that just claiming a product has AI is not allowed without making sure of some things. I especially appreciate the risk/responsibility thing: AI tends to be vague and poorly understood, but as a business you are responsible for your product so you better understand how it works, how it gets to its output and how you can test it. #AI https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/02/keep-your-ai-claims-check
The You Netflix account posting these two Ellie and Nadia videos side by side... I love both actresses, and characters, and had already noticed their similarities in the makeup of the show (the wise young person that fascinates Joe, who he wants to protect, but who is fundamentally a reflection of the real world rather than Joe's strange business). Further parallels: both Jenna and Amy-Leigh became famous from a tv series with a lot of kids living in a house where there were two adults, but the stories were about the kids (Stuck in the Middle and Tracy Beaker Returns/The Dumping Ground). #You #YouNetflix #JennaOrtega #AmyLeighHickman https://twitter.com/YouNetflix/status/1632096328036634625
Walking distances may seem more un-doable than they really are. It can help to just start and eventually you'll get there (within limits and if there are no time constraints). With swimming distances it's the opposite I've found. Usually you look across a body of water and think it's a short swim, while it's anything but that.
A long time ago I decided to swim to the other side of a lake, thinking it was doable, only to find out that I was not going to make it. I turned back, but saw that I was over halfway and back was even longer. So I continued instead and definitely was lying on the shore for a while like they do on tv and films, after some shipwreck scene. I remember resting there for a long time, and trying to get to terms with the fact that I had to swim the same distance back.
It's a long time ago, but I still remember the lesson: do not underestimate distances for swimming.
(A similar lesson on the same lake: when canoeing start against the wind, so you know you can make it back. Starting out paddling with storm force in the back is very relaxing, less s... show more
Walking distances may seem more un-doable than they really are. It can help to just start and eventually you'll get there (within limits and if there are no time constraints). With swimming distances it's the opposite I've found. Usually you look across a body of water and think it's a short swim, while it's anything but that.
A long time ago I decided to swim to the other side of a lake, thinking it was doable, only to find out that I was not going to make it. I turned back, but saw that I was over halfway and back was even longer. So I continued instead and definitely was lying on the shore for a while like they do on tv and films, after some shipwreck scene. I remember resting there for a long time, and trying to get to terms with the fact that I had to swim the same distance back.
It's a long time ago, but I still remember the lesson: do not underestimate distances for swimming.
(A similar lesson on the same lake: when canoeing start against the wind, so you know you can make it back. Starting out paddling with storm force in the back is very relaxing, less so when trying to go home your progress is only in centimeters)
I'm giving the miniseries Keep Breathing on Netflix a chance, since it has Melissa Barrera in it as lead and I quite liked her yesterday on the cinema screen in Bed Rest. #MelissaBarrera #KeepBreathing
Interesting first episode, but I have no idea where the story can go from here. It feels more like it's the end... Will be interesting to see what else can happen.
I really liked Keep Breathing. Melissa Barrera is really good as basically the only character this series follows. She is Liv, a woman who survives a plane crash in the middle of nowhere, then has to keep surviving.
I like that each episode is a bit different. I also like that Liv is not portrayed as some sort of survival expert or that the risks and problems are played down. Liv is just a resourceful, determined woman but like any city person she doesn't know what she's doing out there.
What makes the series different from just that idea of survival, is that they keep tying it back to life before the accident and to her youth. #MelissaBarrera #KeepBreathing
In one of the flashbacks to Liv's youth, there was essentially a mini-survival that prepared her for being lost alone in the forest. Her mother was supposed to pick her up from a girl scouts event, but of course didn't, so after a long wait she had to try to walk home, navigate the jungle that is New York without any preparation or help. After a long walk, she reaches home and falls into the arms of her father. It's this memory that drives her as an adult in the forests of Canada and tells her she can do it.
She also finds that what she learned in the girl scouts is not as easily applicable in reality as she thought at the time. E.g. how are you going to magnetise a compass needle, did you bring your big magnet?
Just back from watching Bed Rest in the cinema. Maybe I shouldn't have seen this at midnight, it's seriously scary. Melissa Barrera is really good as the lead, a pregnant woman who has to stay in bed and finds it a mental challenge. Melissa also produces the film.
A comparison with Rosemary's Baby is unavoidable with such a synopsis, but I like the psychology of the woman better in this one. She's highly capable, strong, independent, and reasons for her state of mind go further than being pregnant. It's just the character of the man I didn't like.
That first scene, where she quickly sorted out the renovation her husband was stressing about, immediately set the tone. His non-acknowledgment of that, too.
Next week, it's Melissa again, but together with Jenna Ortega, as Sam and Tara respectively in Scream VI. #MelissaBarrera #BedRest
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